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it will be expensive because it liiks like the first teuly modular laptop. it will get cheaper if it has a big enough market. so in a long enough time frame it
by sturza 6y ago
it will be expensive because it liiks like the first teuly
modular laptop. it will get cheaper if it has a big enough market. so in a long enough time frame it does not matter
- imwillofficial 6y agoIt does when payday rolls around ;)
- tluyben2 6y agoI couldn't see it from the introduction, but is it differently modular than old Lenovo's? Like the X220 which I use as daily driver? I guess the flexible ports layout is different but the X220 has enough anyway.
- whoisburbansky 6y agoFounder in sister thread explicitly says they aren’t planning on charging a premium for longevity. Besides, even at Apple level prices, a perpetually upgradable system essentially pays for itself eventually.
- SilverRed 6y agoIts not the first. We have seen modular designs over and over again. Here is a very similar idea from 2016 https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop We have also seen multiple failed attempts at modular phones. Ultimately, the problem with repair is not about making it easy enough for grandma to swap out a part. Its about making sure repair stores have the ability to source replacement parts. Its pretty easy to do almost any repair if you have the tools and parts but there is no way you are finding a new IC that fried on your 5 year old laptop.